Bridget Fox seems to really have her knickers in a twist about the news that Waitrose is to replace Woolworths at the Angel. There's local interest after the Londonist website, Islington Gazette and the Tribune covered the story.
Naturally there's a sentiment attached to Woolies. Their stores have been around as long as I can remember. The reality of the situation is that their shops stuck in a time warp and are badly in need of a revamp. Economically one can't blame the company for looking at ways of downsizing and generating revenue where they can. A rapidly developing area, the branch at Angel is a prime site which must be worth a bob or two as are all the properties in that area. Only one stop up from London's King's Cross regeneration - Eurostar
In a previous post I was praising Bridget Fox -Waitrose moving in to Angel but now she seems to have lost the plot.
How can any right minded person think they can tell Woolies management/shareholders to keep a building and a branch open when they want to sell up. They have the right to sell to whom they want. It is already a done deal signed and sealed.
With the shabby looking Woolies going it's now a golden opportunity to develop Chapel Market - stall holders will be clapping their hands with delight. A letter in this week's local rag has it spot on.
I very much hope it will shift all the ex-Woolies shoppers, looking for toys, hardware and all the other stuff Woolies sold, onto Chapel Market itself. This market is a fantastic facility for the community, and I love spending time shopping there – not just the stalls themselves but the shops that sit behind them. I’m sure it’s no great coincidence that the market has featured in two series of The Apprentice, to challenge the teams on good salesmanship.
To those worried about the loss of Woolworths, I urge you to get down to Chapel Market and get spending your money on the plethora of goods for sale – whether a pound of potatoes or a new double bed!
Oh no, Bridget is thinking with her boots on not her head. On her blog, 1st July - Woolworths & Waitrose: update.
I don’t know if we can get them to think again, but I’ve now written to Mark Price, the managing director of Waitrose: to ask them to reconsider...
I’ve also posted something similar on Mr Price’s blog on the company website: it’ll be interesting to see if it appears and if so, what response we get.
Again 2nd July, Waitrose again -Surprise, surprise: Waitrose didn’t put my comment on their MD’s blog. From moderation@waitrose.com -Your comment on Waitrose.com was not approved
Did she really think the moderator would allow her spiel through.
Bridget Fox is hoping to be an MP - With this kind of mindset, God help us if she ever achieves her ambition. She obviously hasn't got a grasp of business economics. For the life of me can't help wondering what she is hoping to achieve by all this. Maybe she thinks it will be a vote catching ploy. Could think of many more deserving community issues to campaign on that would really help local people.
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